The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-07
A SCENE IN COIrr,......
TIE rn,.. - ,okT.
!. THE GILES CASE
-atthe Flro and Marine Insurance Com.
pany, Attended With Sensational Incl. I.
dsnts-Tho Plaiutin's Evidence In
Chief Complsted Yesterday, a..

Yesterday was quite an interesting day
In both parts Of tho Circuit Court, the pro.
ceeding being OF nature that attracted
considerable attention from the bar and
the public. (;
In Part I. Judge Boyd on the bench, the
casea Of Sophia Howell and husband va.
William II. sheib, on an appeal and
Denoni Feay Va. W. F. Warden, on an up.
peal, were both continued till the next
torn. r
The case Of tho City va. Thomas Mul.
doom mo. q on an appeal from the police
aldo Of the Municipal Court, was put on
trial before u jury composed OF Hiram
Yonug, Joseph Hell, Charles Dailsr, Loulu
Fritz, James Dixon, J. NJ. Gon,er, Hamil.
ton Hill, William Carey, William sover.
ing, Patrick Weir and Thomas Norton.
Dol. Caldwell, City Solicitor, appeared for
the city and Col. Arnelt and John 0.
Pendleton for the Muldoons. The cnno Ia
one Of seven, Eve Of which originated on
Mach rs last and two on March 81 and
which attracted general attention at the
time. In this particular CASE Muldoon
was charged with boiling liquor to women
known to DO Of Ill fame. The tilts be.
tween the counsel during tho e1amina.
ton Of tho wltnesseu and the arguments
that followed we're very lively and inter.
eating. Tho jury went out about 4:SC
o'clock. Very much to overyone's sur.
prise 1t remained out thirty.fivs minutes
and could not agree. After being eau
toned not to converse about the case the
members were diemisred till this morning
The case Of the city Va. George Null
doom, on an appeal from Police Court
was called next. This case 10 ono Of the
batch mentioned above. II YVES put or
trial before q jury composed OF William
Young, Ecnry Dehmel, William Klsp
roth, John J. Cavsnaugh, Lee Hall
George A. Roth, Joseph McCaueland, Free
Post, Thomas Wilson, A. g. Bsyhn, B. F
McMechsn and Thomas Taylor.
In part II. before Judge Jacob the sui
in assumpsit OF George. GILES vs.. the Firs
and Marine Insurance Company to recov
or on spollcy OF insurance. on the plaintiff
house on tho Island, destroyed by fire
several years ago, was continued Aboul
II o'clock the case was interrupted by
an exciting incident. Mrs. Giles was bsing
closely cross-examined by Mr.. Hubbard
she refueed 10 answer seveyal consecutive
questions, and had attracted the attention
vi nesrly every ono in the chamber by hel
silence. She finally motioned to hel
aide her husband and asid some.
thing to him; he informed hiH
counsel, who in turn informed tho couYI
that the witness was aick. The court OF.
eered tho examination suspended for a
short time, snd the witness was assisted
to a large, easy chair on the other side oil
tho chamber. She had barely seated her.
self before che fell forward in q dead
faint. This, in itselt, was sufficient to
cause sensation, but the excitement in
the crowded room was greatly intensified
by daughter Of Mrs. Cillis who entered
the room as her mother fell forward. The
young woman uttered a wild shriek, and
rushing toward the PROSTATE form OF her
mother knelt beaids har and moaned and
cried in q most distressing manner. II
was come time before abe was Gained.
| Mrs. Giles was removed to Jury room
| Wucle pDybiClanb WHO nau Deen summon
I'd attended her until some time in the
afternoon, whom she had sufficiently re.
covered to be removed home in carriage.
Mrs. Giles 10 very large woman, Of g
nervous temperamentand nubject to hear,
disease. About two years ago che had 9
severe attack and has never fully recover.
ed. The excitement OF the trial and croea.
examination, combined with her poor
health, served to pro.trate her.
The plaintiff has rested In it's taking oil
testimony. II is possible thst the jury
will be taken to Mrn. Cillee' house this
morning and her cross.examinstion com.
pleted. -